Posted on 08/23/2013 7:10:22 AM PDT by JeffAdams_MI
(CNSNews.com) - Asked Thursday if the Affordable Care Act will help "undocumented individuals," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said no -- and that's why immigration reform is so important:
"Well, the (Obamacare) bill is crafted in such a way that those who are undocumented will not have access to the tax credits or shopping in the (health insurance) marketplace. That has been limited, which is, frankly, why -- another very keen reason why we need comprehensive immigration reform," Sebelius told a gathering of Latinos in Philadelphia.
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Mygosh, this woman is as dumb as Obama. She just provided the argument for constitutional conservatives why ending the invasion of the US and stopping Obamacare go hand-in-hand.
Pelosi2.0
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Thats why all democrats and most republicans support it.
This has always been the elephant in the room. The Dems have said the lawbreakers would not be covered by Obamacare. Now Sibelius is saying that we must legalize them so they can be covered. It will only be a matter of time thereafter before it is decided that they will receive subsidies from the government to pay for that insurance and for those that qualify, to be placed on Medicaid.
This just solidifies that our country is in great peril because the people in charge are the dumbest people in the country.
haha
Thanks for the help, lady! Now we have one more reason to shoot down the immigration bill.
Sounds like she is on our side on this one. lol
IMHO, this idiot talks like she might be retarded. She’s definitely a sicko.
“”this idiot talks like she might be retarded””
I have no idea what her problem is but I would guess when you tell lies you can’t help but stumble and fumble as she did here. Either that or she’s a drunk.
Hey katy... GFY biotch!
Communists never were smart. They hire ideologues instead of competent people. Explains a lot.
There is no reason that legalized immigrants should not be required to have and pay for health insurance individually or through their employers. They should not be eligible for any type of subsidy, however.
First, let's be clear that I am referring to the 11 million or more lawbreakers who will have their status legalized with an amnesty. Legal immigrants with green cards are eligible for all federal benefits after 5 years. They are entitled to subsidies now under Obamacare. There are an estimated 15 million green card holders, many of whom will not elect citizenship.
So if the lawbreakers receive their provisional visas (RPI) you are saying that they should be required to have and pay for health insurance. What should the penalty be if they don't? What if they cannot afford to pay for health insurance? Or if they lose their job? I can tell you that this Administration will not deport them. More than likely, they will do as they have done previously, use our ERs as free health clinics.
And the 300,000 to 400,000 anchor babies born to illegal aliens annually are full citizens entitled to food stamps, Medicaid, welfare payments, etc. just like any other US citizen.
In 2010, 29 percent of immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under 18) lacked health insurance, compared to 13.8 percent of natives and their children.
New immigrants and their U.S.-born children account for two-thirds of the increase in the uninsured since 2000.
If they are legalized (and I'm afraid they will be) they should be required to have coverage. Your other questions are fair and must be addressed.
So illegals will still get free medical care at emergency rooms and community clinics with all the other freebees without the headache of paying taxes. So why would any illegal sign up?
The devil is always in the details. And when you see what is in the bill and how it will be implemented, you can see how the lawbreakers will be given federal benefits.
-PJ
Sibelius is dumb and butt-ugly as well. But of course this is typical of Democrat/Progressive females.
Obamacare is a benefit for illegal immigrants. paid for by taxpayers. also it benefits the Muslims. not US Citizens. all the more reason to defund it.
I hope eventually that my government will tax me enough so that people who come to our country illegally can have better health care than I do.
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